Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth
By Tim Hillier and Gavin Dingwall
Published
Dec 13, 2022Page count
242 pagesISBN
978-1529203233Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jun 16, 2021Page count
242 pagesISBN
978-1529203189Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jun 16, 2021Page count
242 pagesISBN
978-1529203196Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jun 16, 2021Page count
242 pagesISBN
978-1529203196Imprint
Bristol University Press
Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth
Can the criminal justice system achieve justice based on its ability to determine the truth?
Drawing on a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book investigates the concept of truth – its complexities and nuances – and scrutinizes how well the criminal justice process facilitates truth-finding. From allegation to sentencing, the chapters take the reader on a journey through the criminal justice system, exposing the marginalization of truth-finding in favour of other jurisprudential or systemic values, such as expediency, procedural fairness and the presumption of innocence.
This important work bridges the gap between what people expect from the criminal justice system and what it can legitimately deliver.
“A great read for the student fresh to the subject as well as for the jaded practitioner… a refreshing and up-to-date analysis of the failures of our current processes.” Criminal Law Review
"This elegantly written book illuminates the challenges and limitations of the criminal justice process as it contextualizes and challenges the search for truth from (potentially false) allegation to trial." Hannah Quirk, King's College London
Gavin Dingwall is Professor of Criminal Justice Policy at De Montfort University.
Tim Hillier is Head of the School of Law at De Montfort University.
The Criminal Process and the Pursuit of Truth
Allegations
Confessions
Witness Testimony
Truth and the Probity of Evidence-Gathering
Decisions and Narratives: Factfinding and Case Construction
Truth and the Criminal Trial: Competing Stories
Truth, Sentencing and Punishment
Restoration, Reconciliation and Reconceptualizing Justice
The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: The Truth of Who Is to Blame
